UPDATED: At least 21 Rohingya Muslims were killed on Tuesday morning after their boat capsized off the coast of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State in Western Myanmar, which is home to large IDP camps. One-third of the roughly 60 passengers on board remain unaccounted for, according...
As a new government takes over, political tensions chafe in Myanmar's ethnically divided westernmost state [caption id="attachment_5624" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Rohingya children at Say Tha Mar Gyi IDP camp, near Sittwe, Myanmar, on May 26, 2015 (Alex Bookbinder).[/caption] A new civilian president was sworn into office in Myanmar on March...
The end of ‘emergency rule’ and limited returns by displaced Rohingyas are positive developments in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine State – but the core issues remain unaddressed [caption id="attachment_5579" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A woman and two young children walk on the outskirts of Say Tha Mar Gyi IDP...